Climate Change and Health: Impact & Adaptation Policies

Course Content
Climate change has become a reality which the health community is only slowly taking into account. The potentially far-reaching adverse health effects need to be understood by researchers, practitioners and public health institutions in order to develop and implement practices and policies to counter them. The objective of this course is to provide participants with the ability to recognize the linkages and provide them with methods and tools to manage the impact of climate change on health.

Target Audience
Public health practitioners, medical doctors, nurses, policy makers, programme/project planners, managers, paramedical staff, social scientists, educators

Qualifications
English proficiency

Accreditation
Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute

Certifications
University of Heidelberg; tropEd

Local Organizer
Short Courses in International Health Programme

Notes
Registration deadline: none - first come, first serve; please keep in mind the time you need for travel and visa arrangements.

Ms. Nandita Rothermund